Martin Brother's Chess Piece

7 R W Martin for the Martin Brothers, a Rare King Chess Piece Dated 1901 14.5cm high, 7.5cm wide, 7.5cm deep Restoration to hand and finial of Orb Lacking the full Sceptre Areas wher...

28 R W Martin for the Martin Brothers, a Chess Piece modelled as a Pawn Numerous firing cracks 8.5cm high, 3 cm wide, 3cm deep Dated 1901

A rare and important pair of stoneware grotesque amphibious creature andirons by Robert Wallace Martin for Martin Brothers dating from the mid 1870’s. The heavily made andirons portray two grotesque amphibious creatures crouching on their hind limbs and bound back to back by a blue band. The creatures stand on a large rectangular stepped plinth base and are decorated in shades of ochre and blue, one slightly darker glazed than the other. Both have incised makers marks the edge of the plinth bases. Provenance: Acquired directly from a private US Collection. For a similar pair, see Bonhams, Decorative Arts from 1960, 26th November 2013. Lot 3. This pair of unrecorded figural andirons, are amongst the most unusual pieces of Martinware and are believed to have been completed as a private commission during the mid-1870s. These scarce and curious objects foreshadow the inception of the iconic ‘Wally Bird...

Isle of Wight Studio Glass Tree Signed Martin Evans Superb piece in the Arts and Crafts Style Signed Martin Evans 2001, the tree is is in neon blue with Green and Gold On the upper ...